Nothing too serious, i want to hear your petty, your eccentric, your off beat takes.

  • agent_nycto@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Constellations don’t look anything like the things people say they look like with some rare exceptions.

    Orion? Looks like a guy ok.

    The Lizard? Little known one but actually looks like a lizard so ok.

    Dippers? Look like big ladles ok.

    Oh wait that’s supposed to be a BEAR? With a long tail for no reason? Fuck off Greeks.

    THIS ONE IS A CRAB no it isn’t stfu

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      4 hours ago

      Have you seen them outside of light pollution? I’m not saying they’re draw-by-the-numbers, but there’s a ton of relevant stars that aren’t visible to 75% of the global population from home. You can count the stars of the little dipper to gauge your light pollution. It has 7 stars. If you can’t see at least 6, you’re missing most of the bears

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      6 hours ago

      Try psilocybin or similar psychedelic and look again. Those ancestors were tripping and saw those shapes almost flawlessly. I bet their imaginations ran wild.